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Detroit, Aug. 30, 1952: Jimmy Reece (44, right) was the pole sitter. Paul Russo drove the Belanger 99 to second place. Behing him is Mike Nazaruk. In the center, Andy Linden.
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May 30, 1952: Troy Ruttman and car owner J. C. Agajanian celebrate in Victory Lane at Indianapolis.
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Ruttman was 22 when he won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, the youngest driver ever to win the race. He might have won the national championship that year as well, but he missed the last half of the season because of injuries. Odd coincidence: Ruttman "inherited" the Indianapolis victory when Bill Vukovich crashed while leading with nine laps to go, and Chuck Stevenson "inherited" the 1952 championship when Ruttman could no longer race that year.
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July 4, 1952: Bill Schindler (7) and Cliff Griffith (22) led eventual winner Troy Ruttman (98) at the start of the 200-miler, the only national championship race run in Raleigh, N.C.
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Alberto Ascari, the 1952 world champion, had a mediocre appearance at Indianapolis that year, starting 19th and finishing 31st.
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Fred Agabashian, pole sitter, Indianapolis, 1952.
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Chuck Stevenson (16) passes Bobby Ball on the way to winning the 200-miler at Milwaukee, Aug. 24, 1952
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Start of the Milwaukee 200-miler. On the pole, Bob Sweikert; next to him, Bobby Ball. Second row, Sam Hanks, inside, and Jim Rigsby. Third row, Bill Schindler, inside, and Jack McGrath. Fourth row, No. 84, Bob Scott.
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Springfield, Aug. 16, 1952. Front row, Mike Nazaruk, pole, and Jack McGrath. Row 2: Bill Schindler (the race winner) and Jim Rigsby. Row 3: Troy Ruttman and Gene Hartley. Row 4: Buzz Barton and Neal Carter. Row 5: Henry Banks and Jimmy Reece. Row 6, Ebe Yoder and Bobby Ball. Row 7, Joe James and Walt Faulkner. Row 8, Tommy Hinnershitz and Manuel Ayulo. Row 9, Chuck Stevenson and Sam Hanks.
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Bill Vukovich won
this race, his second of four championship victories.
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